Our American cousins seem to be struggling with their metric distance
measurement words. "Kilometre" rhyming with "thermometer"? I think
not. "Kilometre" should be in keeping with the pronunciation of
'"kilogram"; we don't say "ki-LOG'-ram", so why would we say "ki-LOM-
etre"? Our European and English (and other) cousins seem happy with
the "kilometre/kilogram" axis. Perhaps another case of America being
separated from England by a common language. I wouldn't be surprised
to one day see reference in Tom's newsletter to the English
reluctance to build and fly gliders made from "aloominum"...
Maj. P. E. Dantic (ret'd)
37 Dragspar Lane
Upper Laminar
On 02/04/2007, at 5:44 PM, David Long wrote:
From Tom Knauff's newsletter.
Dave L
England only recently changed from furlongs, perches, and rods to
measure
distance,
but still refuses to change the pronunciation of “kilometers” so it
rhymes
with
“thermometer.”
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